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You know what we were saying about summer turning to autumn? Well there are still six EFL sides looking for a first win and five of them have a last chance to break their duck before October.
But for conceding last-minute goals at Middlesbrough and Burnley, Portsmouth would already have their first Championship win since April 2012, so a home game with unbeaten Sheffield United might be a good time
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There’s no doubt about the stand-out fixture in League Two as Wimbledon host bitter rivals MK Dons.
You probably know the story by now, but here’s a reminder.
AFC Wimbledon were formed in 2002 by Wimbledon FC supporters who were upset by the Football Association’s decision to allow their club to move to Milton Keynes.
The old Wimbledon FC, nicknamed the Dons, relocated to Buckinghamshire in September 2003 and subsequently
BBC 3CR Luton Town commentator Simon Oxley
Losing player of the season Ross Barkley was not a surprise, and fellow midfielder Sambi Lokonga was only on loan from Arsenal, so those departures were expected.
Much will depend on how many of those who, despite relegation, made a name for themselves last season stay at Kenilworth Road. The likes of Teden Mengi, Alfie Doughty, Tahith Chong and Elijah Adebayo have all
Jamaica’s squad for the Copa America was packed with players from the English Football League.
Coventry City duo Kasey Palmer and Joel Latibeaudiere, Millwall’s Wes Harding, Di’Shon Bernard from Sheffield Wednesday and Michael Hector of Charlton were among the EFL’s band of Reggae Boyz.
But we are going to highlight Hector’s 19-year-old team-mate Karoy Anderson – a man whose middle name is Zidane.
The midfielder had not played an EFL
The fixtures for the 2024-25 English Football League season will be released at 09:00 BST on Wednesday.
Relegated Premier League sides Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton are joined in the Championship by promoted Portsmouth, Derby and Oxford.
In League One, Birmingham will be looking to secure an immediate return to the second tier after dropping to the third division for the first time since 1991-92, while Hollywood-backed Wrexham are targeting
The English Football League has approved a move to make an American-led group a majority shareholder in Norwich City, alongside Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones.
Norfolk FB Holdings, the group led by Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, has officially increased its shares to 40.4% of the club, matching the amount held by Smith and her husband Wynn Jones.
Attanasio previously joined the Canaries board in September 2022, buying 15.9%
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Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna and Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville have been named Championship manager and player of the year.
Summerville has scored 17 league goals and registered eight assists for Leeds, who are just one point below the Foxes.
Portsmouth’s John Mousinho was named League One manager of the year at Sunday’s event in London.
Leicester City are not at risk of a points deduction this season after the English Football League said it does not have the power to punish clubs for Premier League breaches.
Leicester followed up by taking legal action, arguing a points penalty while in the Championship would be unlawful.
The EFL has now admitted regulations will
